Yasuo Fukuda

Yasuo Fukuda (16 July 1936-) was Prime Minister of Japan from 26 September 2007 to 24 September 2008, succeeding Shinzo Abe and preceding Taro Aso. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan.

Biography
Yasuo Fukuda was born in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan in 1936, the eldest son of Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda. He graduated from Waseda University in 1959 with a degree in economics, and he worked for Maruzen Petroleum for several years. He served as a political secretary to his father during his 1976-78 premiership, and Yasuo himself was elected to the National Diet in 1990 as a member of the Jiminto party. Fukuda was elected LDP leader after Shinzo Abe's 2007 resignation, leading to him becoming the new Prime Minister. He resigned in 2008 due to deadlock between his party and the opposition, and Taro Aso became the new Prime Minister.